Alexandrine (Marie) Cico by Reutlinger

ALEXANDRINE CICO (Alexandrine Louise Hortense TROTTE called Marie).
-Soprano (.Paris, 04 July 1841 - 92.Neuilly-sur-Seine, September 09, 1875).
Younger sister of Pauline Cico, actress.Educated at the Conservatoire National de Paris until 1861 and was completed with the fact that they won the first prizes in the departments Opéra and Opéra-Comique. In September 1861 she made her debut at the Opéra-Comique in Paris as Athenaise in 'Les Mousquetaires de la Reine' of Halévy and was able to develop in 1872 a very successful activity in this house. She was here with in a number of important opera premieres, including in the title role of the opera 'Lalla Roukh' of F.David (1862), in Auber's' La Fiancée du Roi de Garbe '(1864) and in' Le Voyage en Chine 'of François-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin (1865). Among the other stage roles, she took over at the Opéra-Comique, are: Anna in 'La Dame blanche' by Boieldieu, the Susanna in 'Nozze di Figaro', the Isabella in 'Le Pré aux Clerc' by Herold Camilla in 'Zampa' by the same composers who Rafaela 'Haydee' by Auber, the title role in 'Lara' of Louis-Aimé Maillart, the Mme Darbel in 'L'Eclair' of Halévy and Philina in 'Mignon' of A.Thomas which she sang at the Opéra-Comique in the 100th performance of this popular opera.